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2019 Canadian Game Design Award Winner (video)

December 7, 2019 theratholereviews Leave a comment

Earlier in the fall, I was able to sit down for a brief chat with Glen Dresser. His prototype game,…

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Posted in: aired on The Watch, Board Game, Video, Video by David Chapman Filed under: Canadian Game Design Award, CGDA, FallCon, Glen Dresser, The Transcontinental, The Watch

Nemo’s War (Holidays on the High Seas)

December 5, 2019 theratholereviews Leave a comment

Holidays on the High Seas: Playing board games isn’t, or shouldn’t be, a once a year thing. So it’s always…

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Posted in: Board Game, Review by David Chapman, Solo Games Filed under: Board Games, Bold And Caring, Dramatis Personae, Holidays On The High Seas, Nautilus Upgrades, Nemos War, Solo Games, Victory Point Games

Nemo’s War

December 3, 2019 theratholereviews Leave a comment

Who knew there were so many films featuring Captain Nemo, going all the way back to 1916 and the height…

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Posted in: Board Game, Review by David Chapman, Solo Games Filed under: Board Games, Nemos War, Solo Games, Victory Point Games

Elves Under Hoof

November 28, 2019 theratholereviews Leave a comment

It’s American Thanksgiving (or as we call it in Canada, Thursday) and that means the start of our holiday reviews…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Christmas Games, Free Games, Holiday Games, Print-and-Play, Review by David Chapman, Tactical Wargames Filed under: Christmas Games, Dan Verssen Games, Elves Under Hoof, Free Games, Holiday Games, Print-and-Play, Solo Games, Wargames

Ducks in Tow (Kickstarter)

November 27, 2019 theratholereviews Leave a comment

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of attending SHUX, put on by the fine folks over at Shut Up…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Family Games, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Board Games, CrowdFUNding, Ducks, Ducks in Tow, Family Games, First Fish Games, Kickstarter

Pigment

November 21, 2019 theratholereviews

Pigment, by Copper Frog Games, may seem like a funny little box, with a lot of tiny, easy to lose…

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Posted in: Board Game, Review by Debra Savage, Solo Games Filed under: Art, Board Games, Copper Frog Games, Pigment

Innsmouth 32 (Kickstarter)

November 13, 2019 theratholereviews

I have a confession to make. I’m not a fan of the writing of H.P. Lovecraft. There. I said it,…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Board Games, CrowdFUNding, Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos, GameWick Games, Innsmouth 32, Kickstarter, Lovecraft, Pittsburgh 68, Roswell 51, Shuffling Horror

Heist

November 12, 2019 theratholereviews 1 Comment

It’s been a long time since I’ve played a tabletop game that had the phrase “batteries not included” on the…

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Posted in: Board Game, Dexterity Game, Review by Debra Savage, Solo Games, Speed Game Filed under: Heist, University Games

Shōbu

November 5, 2019 theratholereviews

Abstract Strategy games are probably the world’s oldest tabletop genre. You’d think after a few millennia we, as a species,…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Shobu, SmirkAndDagger, SmirkAndLaughter, Strategy Games, two player games

Glyph Chess

October 22, 2019 theratholereviews

Glyph Chess is a chessboard-style game adapted from the pages of the Chinese comic book, Tales of Tarsylia. It is…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Bluepiper Studio, Board Games, Chess, Glyph, Glyph Chess, Strategy Games, Tales of Tarsylia, two player games

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